Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method
Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.
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- 1.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a tent; the tent chases a duck; the duck pulls a sock. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) tent (b) sock (c) lemon (d) duck
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a vase; the vase sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into a mango; the mango crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) orange (b) spoon (c) vase (d) mango
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a mango; the mango sings to a drum; the drum jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) drum (b) mango (c) ball (d) jug
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into an onion; the onion rolls into a guava; the guava pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) orange (b) doll (c) guava (d) onion
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into a frog; the frog chases a guava; the guava pulls a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) guava (c) tent (d) flute
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a banana; the banana rolls into a spoon; the spoon falls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) mirror (b) spoon (c) candle (d) kite
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a net; the net bounces onto a van; the van sits on a doll; the doll pulls a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) van (c) doll (d) ladder
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a glass; the glass pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to a guava; the guava chases a tent. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) goat (b) guava (c) glass (d) umpire
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a jug; the jug crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a ball; the ball jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) anchor (c) duck (d) coconut
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a kite; the kite sits on a jug; the jug pulls a wallet; the wallet chases a frog. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) sock (b) jug (c) frog (d) wallet
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a doll; the doll falls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a glass. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) doll (b) lamp (c) tiger (d) glass
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a monkey; the monkey sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) parrot (b) cat (c) fan (d) monkey
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to a radio; the radio chases a kettle. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) coconut (b) kettle (c) radio (d) bucket
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a van; the van tickles an orange; the orange bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kite (b) van (c) anchor (d) doll
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a wallet; the wallet jumps over a drum; the drum falls into an ant. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) ant (b) wallet (c) bucket (d) watch
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a candle; the candle pulls a vase; the vase chases a tomato. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) candle (b) tomato (c) flute (d) vase
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over a ball; the ball sings to a key; the key bounces onto a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ball (c) key (d) jeep
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a goat; the goat jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a tent; the tent falls into a jalebi. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) tent (c) goat (d) doll
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a van; the van bounces onto a kite; the kite tickles a doll; the doll chases a drum. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) anchor (b) doll (c) van (d) kite
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a rope; the rope crashes into an igloo; the igloo sits on a duck; the duck sings to a radio. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) rope (b) igloo (c) duck (d) doll
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a fan; the fan sits on an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) inkpot (c) cat (d) bucket
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a jeep; the jeep falls into a wallet; the wallet tickles an owl; the owl sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) mango (b) cat (c) jeep (d) owl
- 35.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 37.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a cat; the cat chases a nest; the nest pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) onion (b) nest (c) cat (d) tomato
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a lemon; the lemon tickles an inkpot; the inkpot chases a nest; the nest crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) nest (b) violin (c) glass (d) lemon
Answer key
- step 4
- lemon
- mango
- mango
- picture the first item
- orange
- step 2
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- the pen stirring tea
- banana
- step 3
- spoon
- net
- umpire
- step 1
- ball
- replay the story
- jug
- lamp
- keep linking in order
- monkey
- bucket
- van
- bucket
- tomato
- key
- tent
- keep linking in order
- van
- picture the first item
- rope
- inkpot
- owl
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- tomato
- glass
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